B5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down

in Whole Step Down (D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:B · F#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 4 x x 1 1 2 2 4 4	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4	x x B B x x F# F# B B F# F#	hard
x x x x x x x x 2 2 4 4	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x B B F# F#	medium
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x B B F# F# B B x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 6 6 9 9 9 9	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x B B F# F# B B	medium
9 9 11 11 11 11 x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – – –	B B F# F# B B x x x x x x	medium
x x 11 11 11 11 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x F# F# B B x x x x x x	easy
x x 4 4 x x 1 1 2 2 x x	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x B B x x F# F# B B x x	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 2 2 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x B B F# F# B B B B x x	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x B B F# F# x x x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 6 6 9 9 x x	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x B B F# F# x x	medium
9 9 11 11 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	B B F# F# x x x x x x x x	medium
x x 4 4 x x 1 1 x x x x	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –	x x B B x x F# F# x x x x	hard
x x x x x x 6 6 2 2 4 4	– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x B B B B F# F#	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 x x 4 4	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	x x B B F# F# B B x x F# F#	hard
9 9 x x 6 6 6 6 9 9 x x	3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –	B B x x F# F# B B F# F# x x	hard
9 9 11 11 11 11 x x 9 9 x x	1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2 – –	B B F# F# B B x x F# F# x x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
5	7	F#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5

See B5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

What notes make up the B5 chord?

B5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes B, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.